Phalsa
Grewia subinaequalis
About Phalsa
Grewia asiatica, commonly known as phalsa or falsa, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae. Grewia celtidifolia was initially considered a mere variety of phalsa, but is now recognized as a distinct species. It is a shrub or small tree growing to 8 m tall. The leaves are broadly rounded, 5–18 cm long and broad, with a petiole 1–1.5 cm long. The flowers are produced in cymes of several together, the individual flowers about 2 cm diameter, yellow, with five large (12 mm) sepals and five smaller (4–5 mm) petals. The fruit is an edible drupe 5–12 mm diameter, purple to black when ripe.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Grewia subinaequalis
- Genus
- Grewia
- Family
- TILIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub Key identification features : Fruit is edible and slightly acrid when unripe
- Native to
- South Asia
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Phalsa belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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